Sani Abacha Stadium
Sani Abacha Stadium is a sports venue in Kano that holds 25,000 people. It is the home of Kano Pillars F.C. and is one of the 13 most looked-up sights in Nigeria on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The stadium is 5 km from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport and 346 km from Abuja. Visitors can combine a trip here with visits to the Great Mosque of Kano, which is 1.4 km away, or the Ancient Kano City Walls, located 6 km from the stadium.
Between November and March, the weather is dry with no rain and daily highs between 29 °C and 35 °C. The hottest month is April, with a high of 38 °C. The rainy season occurs from May to October, with the most rain falling in August, which sees about 381 mm of rain over 24 days.
Weather by month
The warmest month is April, with an average high of 38 °C. The wettest is August, with about 381 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 29 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
| Average low, °C | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Rainfall, mm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 155 | 285 | 381 | 192 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
